Cessna 170 N179MM
9 August 2010 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 August 2010 at about 23:36 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N179MM, operated by Harold G. Jensen, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Valley Regional Airport (KU42)
- Coordinates
- 40.6222, -111.9933
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N179MM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harold G. Jensen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmington → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA394
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he started his cross country flight in the tailwheel-equipped airplane in San Antonio, Texas with two rest stops in Roswell and Farmington, New Mexico. When landing to stop for a third time, the pilot checked the airport's automated weather, which indicated a “quartering right crosswind” of about 8 knots. The approach and landing were uneventful. During the landing roll a gust of wind struck the airplane and the airplane initiated a right turn. Despite the pilot’s control inputs the airplane ground looped, collapsing the left main landing gear and substantially damaging the left wing, fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident. The accident airport’s automated weather observation system reported at the time of the accident, wind was from 240 at 13 knots. The pilot’s total flight time for the day was approximately 8.5 hours.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Akers David W | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cessna 170B | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Cessna 170A | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Harold Parker | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2010 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Piscoya Thomas G | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Parker, Arizona, United States | Floyd W. Griffith | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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